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Indiana and Illinois kick at 7:50 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on NBC.
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FINAL STATS
FOURTH QUARTER
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Khobie Martin 8 yard run. 8 plays, 67 yards. Indiana leads 63-10 with 6:39 left.
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Khobie Martin 31 yard run. 8 plays, 69 yards. Indiana leads 56-10 with 14:09 left in the game.
Rain isn’t slowing down these Hoosiers 😤
Khobie Martin makes it 56-10, the most points @IndianaFootball has EVER scored against an AP Top-10 team 🔥
📺: NBC pic.twitter.com/gzoZIAeIrn
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 21, 2025
Indiana begins the fourth quarter with the ball, 2nd and 6 at the Illinois 42. It’s 49-10 Hoosiers.
THIRD QUARTER
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Sarratt 5 yard pass from Mendoza. 9 plays, 44 yards. It’s 49-10 Indiana with 5:02 left in the third.
Mendoza connects with Sarratt for his 2nd TD of the night 💥
Fernando Mendoza is now the 1st @IndianaFootball QB with multiple 5+ touchdown games 👏
📺: NBC pic.twitter.com/I1uCKW6uzw
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) September 21, 2025
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Kaelon Black 40 yard run. 7 plays, 75 yards. It’s 42-10 Indiana with 11:38 left in the third.
“BLACK. IS. GONE.” 🗣️
RB Kaelon Black’s 40-YD sprint to the house makes it 42-10, @IndianaFootball 💪
📺: NBC pic.twitter.com/pDcosnGBFV
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) September 21, 2025
Indiana opens the half at their own 25.
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HALFTIME STATS
SECOND QUARTER
FIELD GOAL ILLINOIS: Olano is good from 46 yards. It’s 35-10 Indiana at halftime.
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Sarratt 9 yard pass from Mendoza. 9 plays, 65 yards. It’s 35-7 Indiana with 1:09 left in the half.
Mendoza 👉 Sarratt 🧇@IndianaFootball adds on ANOTHER before the half 🔥
📺: NBC pic.twitter.com/qbzBPsDXtx
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) September 21, 2025
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Nowakowski 43 yard pass from Mendoza. 4 plays, 80 yards. It’s 28-7 Indiana with 6:17 left in the half.
And he’s gone 💨 Just the TD play @IndianaFootball drew up!
📺 NBC pic.twitter.com/4IWwvz8EZJ
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 21, 2025
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Mendoza to E.J. Williams for 11 yards. 7 plays, 56 yards on the drive. It’s 21-7 Indiana with 11:05 left in the half.
That catch. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Hw3jUZDUpM
— Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) September 21, 2025
It’s 4th down and 3 Illinois at their own 9 to start the quarter.
FIRST QUARTER
Illinois punts. IU ball at their own 48. 14-7 Hoosiers with 2:45 left.
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Omar Cooper 11 yards from Mendoza. 7 plays, 75 yards. It’s 14-7 Indiana with 4:41 left.
Omar Cooper Jr. dives into the end zone to give @IndianaFootball the lead!
📺: NBC pic.twitter.com/eNWCA7hQ1V
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) September 21, 2025
TOUCHDOWN ILLINOIS: Altmyer 59-yard pass to Dixon. It’s 7-7 with 8:24 left in the first.
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: D’Angelo Ponds blocks a punt and returns the ball 11 yards for a TD. It’s 7-0 Indiana with 9:26 left in the first.
PUNT BLOCKED. MEMORIAL STADIUM IS ROCKING! #B1GFootball
📺 NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/vGcngxZY3s
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) September 21, 2025
Indiana punts on their first drive. Illinois ball at their own 36. It’s 0-0 with 10:43 left.
Illinois punts on their first drive. IU ball on their own 19. 12:40 left.
Opening kickoff out of the end zone. Illinois ball 1st down at their own 25.
IU won the toss and deferred.
PREGAME NOTES
Kickoff has been bumped to 7:50.
The game may start out streaming on Peacock due to the delayed Notre Dame vs. Purdue game on NBC. Radio stream is here.
Injury report: Byron Baldwin (OUT), Bryson Bonds (OUT), Lee Beebe, Jr. (OUT)
Punter Mitch McCarthy is BACK.
Illinois All-Big Ten CB Xavier Scott is OUT
Essentials:
No. 8/9 ILLINOIS (3-0, 0-0) at No. 17/19 INDIANA (3-0, 0-0)
Kickoff: 7:50 p.m. ET, Saturday
Location: Bloomington, Ind., Memorial Stadium (52,626; field turf)
Television: NBC – Noah Eagle (pbp), Todd Blackledge (color), Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Stream: Peacock
Radio: IU Football radio network
Odds: Indiana is around a 6.5-point favorite
Weather at kickoff: 79 degrees, partly/mostly cloudy, wind 3 mph, 15% chance of precipitation.
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